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The little EOS is on its wayWe have various reports in Asia that the Canon EOS-M has begun shipping. This is good news, as the North America release for the EOS-M of October 15, 2012 should come to fruition.

We’re still waiting to see some good and thorough reviews of the new camera system, but they should be coming sometime in the next couple of weeks.

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Horay! It's finally shipping, but who in their right mind would buy such a system? An entry level camera and two lenses looked sparse before Photokina; it looks like too little, too late now. What on earth can you achieve with this system that you cannot get from Fuji, NEX, or even micro-4/3rds? EOS compatibility -there's even an AF capable adaptor for NEX available now. Sorry Canon, unless you can show us that you have great plans ahead for EOS-M, you've lost the enthusiast vote. I hope there's a lot of young women in their 20s and metrosexual men looking for a cute camera for Christmas...

Horay! It's finally shipping, but who in their right mind would buy such a system? An entry level camera and two lenses looked sparse before Photokina; it looks like too little, too late now. What on earth can you achieve with this system that you cannot get from Fuji, NEX, or even micro-4/3rds? EOS compatibility -there's even an AF capable adaptor for NEX available now. Sorry Canon, unless you can show us that you have great plans ahead for EOS-M, you've lost the enthusiast vote. I hope there's a lot of young women in their 20s and metrosexual men looking for a cute camera for Christmas...

And Canon will sell thousands without a problem. But yes, the price is waaay high for what this will deliver, somehow to justify the sensor, which is still "the mighty 7D sensor!" Hey, it's a 3 year old sensor that's being outperformed left and right, and I can get a used 7D for the same price... ohh it's because I don't want the bulk of a DSLR, so I'll limit my capabilities but at the same price point.

How do you hold this thing, I don't get it. If size is an issue whats wrong with the rebel series, they fit in a handbag easily, so I've seen. And doesn't the lens size cancel out the smaller body size advantage? I guess they will make new lenses for it that are more compact. It all seems gimmicky to me! I wave my sceptical stick at it!

Just like anyother camera. You hold the lens (and the ) weight with your left hand, same as would with a Big White mounted on a 1D3.

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I don't get it. If size is an issue whats wrong with the rebel series, ...

If you "don't-get-it" the camera wasn't designed for you, and your style of shooting. Simple as that. Serious Photo Enthusiasts (SPE) seem to forget that there are other people who buy cameras.

Check-out the size difference between a Rebel 4Ti and the EOS-M here http://camerasize.com/compare/#333,351 Smaller size = less weight "Canon EOS Rebel T4i [575 g] weights 93% (277 grams) more than Canon EOS M [298 g] (*inc. batteries and memory card)." The EOS-M, with the EF-M 22mm f/2.0 STM lens (=36mm FF) is pocketable and the Rebel 4Ti w/ an EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM (=38mm FF) isn't. It should be a great camera for "street photographers."

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And doesn't the lens size cancel out the smaller body size advantage? I guess they will make new lenses for it that are more compact.

Someone at Canon's marketing department seriously screwed-up by posting shots of an EOS-M with a Big White. It sends the "wrong message," the people who buy EOS-M cameras will be as confused as the SPEs seem to be

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It all seems gimmicky to me! I wave my sceptical stick at it!

My Sony NEX-5n w/16mm f2.8 is the only camera I use for non-paid work. My big-heavy-bulky Canon DSLRs stay on the shelf if they aren't making me money. I don't need to impress people with the size of my lens